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neblaz

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Registered: 2021-06-14

Posts: 1

XUBUNTU - Window tiling

I currently use LUBUNTU, wanted to try XUBUNTU.
But I'm not sure if XUBUNTU allowes window tiling like LUBUNTU does, example:
- 2-tiling (left half, right half)
- 4-tiling (left-top, left-down, right-top, right-down)
- combination of half and quarter (left-half and rigth-top, right-down, etc.)

In LUBUNTU there is a file

~/.config/openbox/lxqt-rc.xml

where ic can specify a key binding which result in the desired window tiling, example:

<!-- Lubuntu specific. Keybindings for window tiling -->
    <!-- # HalfLeftScreen -->
    <keybind key="C-W-Left">
      <action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
      <action name="MoveResizeTo">
        <x>0</x>
        <y>0</y>
        <height>100%</height>
        <width>50%</width>
      </action>
    </keybind>
    <!-- # HalfLeftUpperScreen -->
    <keybind key="C-Left">
      <action name="UnmaximizeFull"/>
      <action name="MoveResizeTo">
        <x>0</x>
        <y>0</y>
        <width>50%</width>
        <height>50%</height>
      </action>
    </keybind>
...

and so on.
This is a nice way and it comes out of the box in LUBUNTU.

Is there a similar way to tile windows in XUBUNTU?
How does window tiling in fact works in XUBUNTU?

I need that 4- and 2- tiling to better work on the display.

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,481

Re: XUBUNTU - Window tiling

Hello and welcome.

Yes, Xfce supports a similar type of window tiling. To enable it, make sure that Settings Manager > Window Manager Tweaks > Accessibility tab > "Automatically tile windows...." is selected.

To set keyboard shortcuts, go to Settings Manager > Window Manager > Keyboard tab, and set the desired keyboard shortcuts for the "Tile window to the ..." events.

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edison23

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Registered: Yesterday

Posts: 1

Re: XUBUNTU - Window tiling

Hi, little bit of necromancy, but this thread still shows up pretty high in search results about options for windows tiling on Xubuntu.

I missed a functionality like Windows FancyZones or Kubuntu KZones on Xubuntu, so I've created Xutiles, a windows tiling helper for Xubuntu: GitHub - edison23/xutiles: Window tiling for X

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,481

Re: XUBUNTU - Window tiling

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

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